Österreichisches Weltraum Forum Austrian Space Forum
The nano satellite “Pegasus” is scheduled to finally launch by the end of 2016. It is the Austrian contribution to an EU project which aims to put 50 nano satellites into space. The Austrian Space Forum is participating in the […]
Thursday, 30th of August: Meteorology versus Intuition
Saturday, 1st of September 2012: On rocky roads In 2012 we celebrate “Victor Hess Year”, to honour the Austrian physicist who discovered the cosmic radiation during a balloon flight in 1912. He can be seen as the father of Particle […]
It is July 1955, and the US have announced that they will build a satellite and send it into space during the Year of Geophysics in 1957/58. Only four days later, the Soviets announce the same plan – and no […]
Read more about the launch on 13th Aug 2011 incl. exclusive video material from 33 km height :-)
ÖVSV, ATV, APRS, ARISS,… these are abbreviations most of us might not be familiar with. They come from amateur radio communication – something we want to introduce and maybe raise your interest in with this article! But first, lets cover […]
One of the most exciting things of each of Passepartouts flights is the recollection of the balloon – as it can come down more or less everywhere! There are two possibilities to find the balloon: A team can be sent […]
As mentioned in the first part, we can use the stratosphere for several causes. Some applications within research lie in astronomy, weather, biology or ecology. It is easiest to perform this type of science with balloons, as satellites burn when […]
In this new, 6 part series about „Passepartout“, the stratospheric balloon of the OEWF, we will introduce you to the physics involved.
Our work on the flight hardware made a great leap forward in the last weeks. So we are proud to be in time for designing and building the flight hardware for the ISU launch on the 13th of August. After […]
